Table of Contents
Foreword;
Mary Rivkin.- Part One: Foundations of Humane Education.- Editor’s Introduction.- 1. Humane Education and the Development of Empathy in Early Childhood: Definition, Rationale and Outcomes;
Mary Renck Jalongo.- 2. Short-Term Interventions that Accomplish Humane Education Goals: An International Review of the Research;
Virginio Aguirre and Agustín Orihuela.- 3. Using Interactions between Children and Companion Animals to Build Skill in Self-Regulation and Emotional Regulation;
Wanda Boyer.- 4. Teaching Preservice Early Childhood Educators about Humane Education;
Tunde Szecsi.- 5. Humane Education and Education for Sustainable Development: Educational Initiatives with Common Goals;
Nicole B. Stants.- Part Two: Homes and Communities.- 6. Animals in the Family: Antecedents of Compassion and Violence;
Marjorie L. Stanek.- 7. Including Animals in Play Therapy for Young Children and Families;
Risë VanFleet.- 8. Foundational Humane Education: Love of Nature and Affinity for Animals;
Nancy Bires.- 9. Collaborating to Create Community Disaster Plans That Save Human and Animal Lives;
Holly Travis.- Part Three: Humane Education in the Early Childhood Curriculum and Beyond.- 10. The Role of Therapy Animals in Promoting Humane Education Concepts;
Lori Friesen.- 11. Beyond Words—Using Language and Literature to Teach Compassion for Others;
Patricia A. Crawford.- 12. Initiatives of Intermountain Therapy Animals, Inc. that Promote Humane Education;
Kathy Klotz.- 13. Guardians of the Earth: Teaching Children to Care for All Living Things;
Audrey Rule and Ksenia S. Zhbanova.- 14.Humane Education in the Early Childhood Science Curriculum;
Amanda K. Onion.- Epilogue: The Promise of Humane Education in the Early Years;
Zoe Weil.